The Dad Vail is the largest collegiate regatta in the United States, with over 100 colleges and Universities from the U.S. and Canada. The Lady Monarchs are among thousands of student-athletes gather to compete during the weekend of the second Saturday of May.

The frosh/novice 4 boat finished second in its quarterfinal heat to advance to the semifinals on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs finished the race in a time of 8:06.67 out pacing Georgia Tech (8:11.39), Arizona State (9:06.77), and Brandeis (9:24.72). Ohio State, who won the heat in a time of 8:03.08, joined Old Dominion as the two boats to advance to the semis.

The JV 8 boat will also advance to Saturday's semifinals as they placed second in their quarterfinal heat. Old Dominion rowed to a time to 7:19.84 ahead to Temple (7:25.04), George Mason (7:29.11), and Florida (7:53.87). Also joining the Lady Monarchs as the top two boats to advance from the heat was Cal-Sacramento, who won the heat with a time of 7:14.73.

The varsity 8 placed fourth in its quarterfinal heat with a time of 6:57.47, edged out by CAA rival Drexel (6:47.95), San Diego State (6:53.35), and Vermont (6:57.30). Although the top two boats advanced to the semifinals, the Lady Monarchs had another shot at reaching Saturday's race in the reps. With the top two shells in the reps advancing to the semis, Old Dominion narrowly missed qualifying by placing third. The Lady Monarchs crossed the finish line in a time of 7:05.93, just behind Loyola who took second in a time of 7:04.04.

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